Desk pad holder



March 12, 1946. R. P. MAGNENAT 2,396,381

DESK PAD HOLDER Filed Sept. 13, 1944 INVENTOR. ReneE'J/akgfzena ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 12, 1946 DESK PAD HOLDER Ren P. Magnenat, Waterbury, Conn., assignor to Waterbury Companies, Incorporated, Waterbury, Conn.,a corporation of Connecticut Application September 13, 1944, Serial No.`553,8`98

Claims.

This invention relates to desk articles and more particularly to a desk pad holder having a plurality of improved nonslip resilient base cushions.

One object of the present invention is to provide a desk article holder which has an angular base socket at each corner for receiving an initially straight soit rubber cushion which is secured in place by bending it into angular shape and pressing it upwardly into said socket.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature in which each of said angular sockets comprises three small bosses molded as an integral part of the material of the desk pad holder.

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very eicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawing one form in which the invention may conveniently be embodied in practice.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a perspective bottom view of a desk pad holder showing the rubber base cushions in assembled position at the four corners of the base thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a bottom perspective view of one corner of the desk pad holder before the resilient cushion has been inserted in place.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the appearance of the cushion after it has been assembled in operating position.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing a portion of the rear part oi the desk pad holder.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the initial appearance of a rubber base cushion before it is bent into angular shape.

In desk articles such as calendar pads, paper containers, radios, ash trays, and similar items, it is usually necessary to support the article upon felt or rubber cushions to prevent scratching the polished surface of the desk.

This has usually been accomplished by molding heavy bosses in each of the four corners of the base of the article and forming circular recesses in said bosses for receiving circular cushions which were cemented in place. By the use of the present invention, the disadvantages of the former construction are avoided by molding three small lightweight bosses in angular' formawtion inside .of the base wall at each of the cor- .ners of the desk pad holder, and leaving'small open spaces between said bosses and said wall of theholder, in which a cushion of soft resilient rubber may be inserted, said cushion being straight in its initial condition, and angular in shape when `assembled in operating position.

In the present invention, the small bosses are molded integrally with the material of the pad holder, and when the strips of soft rubber are inserted in place, they will project downwardly a substantial distance beyond the base and will be held in place by friction.

Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral I0 indicates a desk pad holder ofthe usual wedgeshaped construction, having an inclined top II terminating in a short vertical front end I2, and a high vertical rear end I3. The holder is also provided with a pair of wedge-shaped side sections I4, I5.

At each front corner of the pad holder I0, two sets of three short rounded bosses I6, I'I, I8 are molded integrally with the material of said holder, the bottoms of said bosses being round as indicated by the numerals I9, 20, 2I, and spaced from the walls of the holder by spaces 22, 23, 24 for frictionally receiving a soft resilient rubber base cushion 25 which is preferably made rectangular in shape before insertion, as shown in Fig. 6. After insertion the cushion will be angular in shape as indicated by the numeral 25a.

It will be understood that the width of the rubber cushion 25 should be greater than the length of the spaces 22, 23, 24, so that the cushion 25a will project downwardly substantially beyond the base of the holder IU and prevent the latter from scratching the desk. The rubber base cushion 25 is also made slightly thicker than the width of the spaces 22, 23, 24, so that they will be compressed when inserted and will remain in position by friction, but will be readily removable manually whenever desired.

At the rear end I3 of the desk pad holder III, each of the two corners are provided with sets of three long bosses 26, 21, 28, having round bottoms 29, 30, 3|, identical with the bottoms I9, 20, 2l, previously described, at the forward portion of the desk pad holder.

Operation' In operation, the soit rubber base cushions 25 will be inserted manually into the spaces 22, 23,

24 between the round bottoms of the bosses I6, I7, I8, and 29, 30, 3l, respectively, and the walls of the desk pad holder, and pressed upon shoulders 32, 33, 34. It will be understood that they may remain in position indenitely.

While there has been disclosed in this specication one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specic disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In an article of the class described, a pair of adjoining vertical walls arranged at right angles to each other to form a corner open at the bottom, each vertical wall having a cushionholding boss inwardly spaced therefrom and integral with said wall and forming a pair of sockets therewith, and an initially straight yieldable cushion member bent into angular shape and seated in said sockets with its bottom edge extending a substantial distance below said walls and serving as a non-scratching support for said article.

2. In an article of the class described, a pair of adjoiningvertical walls arranged at an angle to each other to form a corner open at the bottom, each vertical Wall having a boss inwardly spaced therefrom and integral therewith, and an initially straight cushion member bent into angular shape and seated between said bosses and said walls with its bottom edge extending a substantial distance below said walls and serving as a support for said article.

3. In an article of the class described, a hollow body having an open base provided with a pair of adjacent vertical side walls arranged at an angle to each other to form a corner, vertical bosses integral with each of said side walls and another vertical boss integral with said corner, said bosses having their lower ends separated from said side Walls and said corner to provide an angular receiving space, and an initially straight soft rubber supporting cushion fitted into said receiving space and held in place there in by friction.

4. The invention as dened in claim 3, in which said corner is open at the bottom and said bosses have round circular bottom sections.

5. The inventionas defined in claim 3, in which said cushion is thicker than the width of said receiving space so that said cushion will be held in place by friction.

RENE P. MAGNENAT. 

